Symposium:
116. Guidelines and Core Measures: Impact on Antibiotic Stewardship
Friday, October 28, 2016: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Room: 278-282

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

  • describe the objectives and highlights of the SHEA/IDSA Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Guideline
  • discuss the impact of guidelines on antibiotic stewardship programs in varied healthcare settings
  • discuss the impact of core measures on antibiotic stewardship programs in varied healthcare settings

Target Audience: Academicians, Clinicians, Epidemiologists, Fellows, Hospital administrators, Hospital epidemiologists, Infectious diseases pediatricians, Infectious diseases physicians, Microbiologists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Public health practitioners, Researchers

Tracks: Epidemiology and Infection Control

Moderators:  Edward Septimus, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA, HCA Inc. and Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, PharmD, MHS, FCCP, BCPS, Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network

Presentations:
8:30 AM
890
Introduction to the SHEA/IDSA Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Guideline
Tamar Barlam, MD, MSc, FIDSA, FSHEA

9:00 AM
891
Impact of Guidelines on Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Stan Deresinski, MD, FIDSA

9:30 AM
892
Impact of Core Measures on Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Sara Cosgrove, MD, MS, FIDSA, FSHEA

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.5 knowledge-based contact hours 0.15 of pharmacy CE

ACPE Number: 0221-9999-16-257-L04-P

Disclosures:

E. Septimus, None

E. Dodds Ashley, HANYS: Consultant , Consulting fee
NYSCHP: Consultant , Speaker honorarium
Up To Date: Consultant , Licensing agreement or royalty

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